Brownie Monsters!!

I love brownies, especially on a day like today when it's rainy outside and I can't do any of the things I want. Also I had some coconut and I kept looking at it and wanting to eat it- and here we are! They fall apart a bit in the middle, you could substitute maybe 1/2 cup soy cream cheese or maybe even some soft silken tofu for the soy milk to make it stick more, but I kinda like it the way it is! 

 I hate to use the word "fudgy" to describe brownies... but these are, and really tasty and rich and I ate two and my stomach hurts a little bit now. 

The Innies

3/4 cup water

4 tablespoons ground flax seed

2 oz semisweet baking chocolate

1/2 cup veg oil

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup whole wheat flour

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1/2 cup sugar

1 cup unsulphered shredded coconut 

1/4 cup soy milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

The Way

In a small saucepan, heat water to boiling. Stir in ground flax, reduce heat to low, and stir until thick and viscous. Set aside.

Heat the baking chocolate in a double broiler until completely melted. Or, heat in the microwave for 30-second intervals until melted.

In a large bowl mix together 3/4 of the flax mixture (should be about 1/2 cup), oil, applesauce, sugar, vanilla, and melted chocolate. 

In a separate bowl mix the cocoa powder, baking soda, and flour. Add to the wet mixture and mix just until uniform. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, blend the remaining flax mixture with sugar, coconut, soy milk, and vanilla. Add walnuts. 

Pour half of the chocolate mixture into a prepared 8x8 inch baking dish (make sure you have coated the sides of the pan well with oil!) Spoon the coconut mixture evenly on top. Cover with remaining chocolate mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees on middle rack for 35-45 minutes. Check out someecards.com. Brownies are done when inserted knife comes out clean! Let them cool before eating! I know it's exciting!